CVE-2023-31416

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) secret token configuration issue

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Published Oct 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Secret token configuration is never applied when using ECK <2.8 with APM Server >=8.0. This could lead to anonymous requests to an APM Server being accepted and the data ingested into this APM deployment.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Elastic

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<2.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_on_kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-35727	Secret token configuration is never applied when using ECK <2.8 with APM Server >=8.0. This could lead to anonymous requests to an APM Server being accepted and the data ingested into this APM deployment.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.428% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-on-kubernetes-eck-2-8-security-update/343854
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

History

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Subscriptions

Elastic Apm Server Elastic Cloud On Kubernetes

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 4:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: elastic
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 6:46 PM
Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 4:16 PM
Reserved: Apr 27, 2023, 6:54 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:53 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:53 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:56 AM

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